Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.

Success always necessitates a degree of ruthlessness. Given the choice of friendship or success, I'd probably choose success.

Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.